"International Experience of UNAWE" C. Odman Presented at: TNSF - UNAWE Workshop Chennai, India March 2007

1. UNIVERSE AWARENESS
UNAWE
Carolina Ödman odman@strw.leidenuniv.nl
odman@strw. leidenuniv.
Planetarium through ages: http://www.unawe.org/
http://www.unawe.org/
Vision 2027
Mumbai, March 20 2007
UNAWE, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE
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2. UNAWE, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE
Team of >20 nationalities
Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia,
United Kingdom, Venezuela
OTHER EXPERIENCES
VENEZUELA
• UNESCO Schools network
• Astronomy community
• Ministry of Science and Education
==> Pilot programme in 2006
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3. VENEZUELA
VENEZUELA
FILM
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4. OTHER EXPERIENCES
TUNISIA
• Science City
• Teacher training and travelling “Astro-Bus”
• Ministries of Family Affairs and of Education
==> Strong government involvement,
Science communication & Education
communities
TUNISIA
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5. TUNISIA
OTHER EXPERIENCES
COLOMBIA
• Government programmes for:
– Street children, abandoned children
– Drug guerrilla orphans
– Amateur astronomy community
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6. COLOMBIA
OTHER EXPERIENCES
SPAIN
• Teacher training
• Latin American ‘avalanche’-effect
==> Strong support from the National Research Council
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7. OTHER EXPERIENCES
SOUTH AFRICA
• Department of Science and Technology keen on
Astronomy
• DST have recognised the need for outreach
==> Collateral Benefits programme:
Benefits to society of large astronomical facilities
and beyond
see Kevin Govender’s intervention tomorrow
SOUTH AFRICA
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8. INTERNATIONAL LINKING
• Skypecasts http://www.unawe.org/eclipse2007/
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9. INTERNATIONAL LINKING
• Questions and answer sessions
http://www.scifest.org.za/
UNAWE in India
• Underprivileged children
– Urban communities (street children, working
children, no sky)
– Rural communities (poverty, illiteracy, beautiful sky)
• TNSF:
– Experience and established network of activists
– Collection of folkloric material and existing material
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10. INTERNATIONAL LINKING
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